This webinar will provide a brief overview and answer questions related to two companion NCI Funding Opportunity Announcements: Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and follow-up through Implementation Science (ACCSIS) (UG3/UH3)RFA-CA-17-038 and Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and follow-up through Implementation Science (ACCSIS) Coordinating Center (U24)RFA-CA-17-039. This purpose of this FOA is to promote research in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, follow-up, and referral-to-care among target populations for whom screening rates are below national standards.

Speakers:

Sarah Kobrin, PhD, MPH
Chief (acting)
Health Systems and Interventions Research Branch
Healthcare Delivery Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

Wynne Norton, PhD
Program Officer
Implementation Science, Office of the Director
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

David Chambers, DPhil
Deputy Director for Implementation Science
Implementation Science, Office of the Director
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

About the RFAs:

This purpose of these FOAs is to promote research in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, follow-up, and referral-to-care among target populations for whom screening rates are below national standards. This research will provide an evidence base for multilevel interventions that increase rates of CRC screening, follow-up, and referral-to-care, and best practices for how multilevel interventions can be scaled-up to reduce the burden of colorectal cancer on the United States (U.S.) population.

The ACCSIS Program will support UG3/UH3 phased award research projects and a U24 Coordinating Center. The UG3/UH3 projects must apply for both the UG3 and UH3 phases together in the single application. The UG3 effort is to be used for the development of one-year, milestone-driven planning phase (UG3), with possible rapid transition to the second phase (UH3) for clinical trials. The ACCSIS Coordinating Center will facilitate coordination across the ACCSIS Research Projects (UG3/UH3); provide administrative support to the ACCSIS Program; assist with identification and collection of common data elements; support the evaluation of locally-developed innovative approaches to increase CRC screening, follow-up, and referral-to-care rates; and develop and coordinate data sharing plans.